40 Biographical Memoir of 
and that ere long we may expect to see the foundation-stone 
laid for the new Museum. 
Jameson has left all the collections in the Museum, both 
of the animate and inanimate kingdoms of nature, in the 
best order. It is true that many complaints have been 
made in regard to the apparent confusion the collections ap- 
peared to be in, but this was altogether owing to the want of 
accommodation. For example, the Mammals could not be 
classified and systematically arranged in the same hall, owing 
to the want of glass-cases to contain the smaller quadrupeds ; 
the collection is therefore distributed throughout the dif- 
ferent apartments of the Museum, entirely for convenience. 
The same applies to the birds, fishes, and reptiles. The mine- 
ral collection, as every mineralogist knows, is arranged in the 
highest systematic order. Neither the public nor naturalists 
have any reason to complain of the apparent want of syste- 
matic arrangement of the collections, as Jameson had to re- 
strict the arrangements to suit the accommodation of speci- 
mens; but let it be remarked that the natural grouping is 
always carefully preserved, with a few exceptions, confined 
not only to specimens exhibited, but also to those unexhi- 
bited ; therefore, the whole collection may be considered in 
order either for arranging and cataloguing, or for transfer- 
ring to the new Museum when completed. 
Numerical Statement of the Museum Collection. 
The following numerical list will shew the vast extent of 
the collections that have been deposited in the Museum dur- 
ing the reign of Jameson, by far the greater part of which 
cannot be exhibited for want of proper accommodation. 
WEST AND EAST MUSEUMS. 
Mammals stuffed and in skins, : ; 619 
Birds stuffed and in skins, 5 ‘ 855 8 
Fishes, . 2 3 : . 500 
Reptiles, : ; : ; 400 
Invertebrate animals, : : 4 500 
We give more in detail the mineralogical, geolo- 
gical, osteological, testaceological collections, and 
the collections of fossil organic remains :— 
Carry forward, 10,577 
